Archive:Dissent Magazine

• In Defense of the Public Square

  The Kalmanovitz Initiative is pleased to host In Defense of the Public Square, a conference of elected officials, public intellectuals and union, business and civil rights leaders on May 1 and 2, 2015, in partnership with the Albert Shanker Institute.

  Category: Events Tags: AFSCME, AFT, Albert Shanker Institute, American Prospect, Dissent Magazine, SEIU

• American Workers in an Age of Austerity

  It’s not news that America’s workers are under assault. But in the midst of today’s global economic crisis, what can we learn from the past as we strategize for the future? In January 2012, Dissent magazine and the Kalmanovitz Initiative hosted a panel addressing this important question.

  Category: Events Tags: Dissent Magazine, Harold Meyerson, Kimberly Freeman Brown, Michael Kazin